Truss



l. N. CRESS.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1919.

1,339,946. Patented May11,1920.

ka'a, Moiegs,

ISAAC N. CRESS, OF WAKEENEY, KANSAS.

- TBUSS.

Application filed July 17, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISAAC N. Cnnss, a citizenof the United States, residing at Wakeeney, in the county of Trego andState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrusses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to surgery, and more especially to trusses; andthe objects of the same are to improve the construction of the pad, aswell as the construction of the harness.

To this end the pad is composed of a. block having a dished facesubstantially rectangular in contour, and spring fingers extend radiallyfrom said block and are deflected a little outward from its plane sothat tension on the harness when the harness engages said fingersresults in bearing the block inward toward the body. Also at one end ofthe belt is a peculiar form of loop engaging a headed stud in the backof the block, for causing this end of the belt to ress the blocknormally toward the body.

he structure includes other details as hereinafter more fully describedand claimed and as shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a generalperspective view of this truss, showing portions of its harness.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the pad block viewed from the inside.

The numeral 1 designates a block substantially rectangular in contourand having a flange 2 rising from its inner face which is that side nextthe body. The flange is shown in Fig. 3 as extending around three edgesof this face whereby the latter is cupped as indicated at 3, and the padproper 43 overlies this cupped face with or without intervening packing,as the conditions of each case may demand. If the pad is moistened bymedicament or otherwise, the cupping of the face of the block willassist in retaining the moisture. To the back of the block is secured aplate 5 carrying headed studs 6 and 7, and from the block project twospring tongues, one to the left as shown at 8 in Fig. 3 and the otherdownward as shown at 9, these tongues being deflected out of the planeof the block for a purpose which will appear. The tongues may be clampedbetween the plate and the block, or might be stamped integral with theplate and therefore project beyond its periphery.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11., 1920.

Serial No. 311,551.

The numeral 10 designates the belt for encircling the waist of thewearer. At one end thisbelt has attached to it a leather tab 11containing a pouch or pocket 18 which is to receive the tongue 8, thetab projecting beyond this end of the belt and having a buttonhole oropening 16 to receive the studded head 6. The other end of the belt isshown as having a strap 12 adjustablyconnected with it as by a buckle13, and this strap (which might be of elastic material if desired)carries at its extremity a loop 17 of stout wire whose outer end isintended to engage the headed studs 7. As seen in Fig. 2, this loop doesnot stand in one plane, but it is provided with an elbow between itsinner end which engages the strap and its outer end which engages thestud, and said elbow 19 contacts with the plate 5 when the belt is drawntight.

The crotch strap is indicated at 20, and as usual it extends from thefront side of the belt where it is attached in a manner not necessary toillustrate, between the legs of the wearer and to a point where thetruss pad occurs, as here shown. At this point it is provided with a tab21 having a pocket 29 to receive the tongue 9. and the crotch strapextends a little beyond the mouth 28 of the pocket and carries a loop 27of wire adapted for engagement with the headed stud 7.

The truss is taken off by disengaging the loops 27 and 17 from the stud7, and the buttonhole 16 need not be ordinarily disengaged from the stud6. The truss is applied by placing the block in proper position,carrying the belt around the body, drawing the strap 12 tight, andengaging the loop 17 with the stud. at which time the tension of thebelt should bear the elbow 19 against the plate 5 which will press theblock 1 and the pad 4 inward toward the part affected, after which thecrotch strap is passed through the legs. its pocket 29 slipped up ontothe tongue 9, and its loop 27 engaged. with the stud 7. Deflection ofboth tongues 8 and 9 out of the plane of the block 1 and, in effect.away from the body of the wearer, causes these tongues when therespective straps are drawn tight to bear the block inward as will beclear. and yet the straps next adjacent the block do not touch the body.This detail Iflnd to be a matter of great comfort, because it is wellknown that in many cases of rupture the flesh adjacent the affected partis tender and in some instances extremely so. Although not so shown, thecrotch strap will have means for adjusting it to fit the wearer, as willthe belt.

Having thus described the invention, what 1 I claim as new is 1. In atruss, the combination with a padcarrying block,.and a spring fingerprojectiity lot the belt with the-iblock.

I '2: Ina truss, the combination with a pad carrying block, and aspringfinger-projecting.radiallytherefrom and deflected out of g .the planerofthe block away from the body or theoweareryof abelt attached at oneextrernity'. to the back r the block :and having a pocket receiving said'fingers, a-headed stud on the block, and a loop detachably engagingsaid stud and connected with the other extremity of the belt and havingan a elbow between its ends borne inward to contact with the block bytension on the belt.

3. In a truss, the combination with a block having means on its face forsupporting thepad, two headed studs on its back,

and spring fingers projecting radially from 5 the block, onehorizontally and one downward; of a belt having a tab-at one end with abuttonhole detachablyengaging on one stud, the tab having a pocketreceiving the h orizonta'l finger, means for detachably connectlng ltS'other end with the other stud,

and a crotch strap having a pocket to engage the downward finger and aloop to detachably engage the last-named stud.

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